Welfare and Institutions Code section 5365

A hearing shall be held on all petitions under this chapter within 30 days of the date of the petition. The court shall appoint the public defender or other attorney for the conservatee or proposed conservatee within five days after the date of the petition.

Source: Section 5365, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=5365. (updated Jan. 1, 1972; accessed Jul. 6, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/welfare_and_institutions_code_section_5365

Original Source: Section 5365, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=5365. (last accessed May 12, 2025).